Meeting Date: July 8, 2021
To: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Request for Signage for Heath Creek Cycles at the Northfield News Building - 313 Division St. S.
Body
Action Requested:
The Heritage Preservation Commission is asked to review and make a motion on the wall sign for Heath Creek Cycles located on the alley (east) side of the Northfield News Building at 313 Division St. S.
Summary Report:
Heath Creek Cycles is operating their business out of 313 Division St. S. Their entrance faces the alley on the east side of the Northfield News Building. The applicant is not requesting a projecting sign at this time.
Signage Request:
The applicable sections of the Downtown Historic District regulations in the sign ordinance include the following:
1. Placement
Signs shall be positioned so that they are an integral design feature of the building, i.e., signs shall complement and enhance the architectural features of the building. They shall be placed so that they do not destroy architectural details such as stone arches, glass transom panels, or decorative brickwork. Unless other placement is specifically approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission for reasons stated in the Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the Heritage Preservation Commission, signs may be placed only as follows:
(a) At or above the horizontal lintel, storefront cornice, or beltcourse, or above the storefront windows;
(b) Projecting from the building;
(c) Applied to or painted on canvas/fabric awnings;
(d) In areas where signs were historically attached (see Figure 6-3); or
(e) Wall signs for first floor businesses shall be beneath the second floor windows.
Staff Response:
Wall Sign - The sign meets the placement requirements. The placement of the proposed sign will be located above the storefront entrance. Due to the elevation change and that the entrance faces the alley there is no horizontal lintel, s...
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